Some red-state governors would very likely push back against cuts that might force them to make an unpopular choice between cutting their Medicaid programs or raising taxes.
Republicans West Virginia helped put in power are preparing to impose savage cuts on a program that has literally been a lifeline for many in the state, in order to help offset the cost of huge tax cuts for high-income Americans... Populism!
"We expect every Republican who voted for the budget resolution to hold a town hall during recess on what parts of Medicaid and SNAP they want to cut," said the national director of the Working Families Party.
Republicans are getting worried about how much they’ll have to cut from the popular health safety-net program, and whether the president will protect them from political blowback.
We are the wealthiest nation on Earth. There is no rational reason as to why we are not the healthiest nation on Earth
Monday on The View, Vice President Kamala Harris’ announced a proposal to expand Medicare to cover long-term care at home could be the most meaningful shift in our system in decades.
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Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills, as one Charlotte family learned.
States prepare to use Medicaid for rental assistance for the first time. With rents growing to their most unaffordable levels ever, some states are preparing to use federal Medicaid dollars in the hopes that health will improve as housing stabilizes.
Raising revenues is central to any responsible effort to reduce deficits, but there is no sign that long-standing Republican resistance to raising revenues has reversed or even softened.
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